Mapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017.

ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Existing evidence has demonstrated that there is substantial local variation in the prevalence of HIV; however, subnational variation has not been investigated at a high spatial resolution across the continent. Here we explore within-country variation at a 5 × 5-km resolution in sub-Saharan Africa by estimating the prevalence of HIV among adults (aged 15-49 years) and the corresponding number of people living with HIV from 2000 to 2017. Our analysis reveals substantial within-country variation in the prevalence of HIV throughout sub-Saharan Africa and local differences in both the direction and rate of change in HIV prevalence between 2000 and 2017, highlighting the degree to which important local differences are masked w

SUBMITTER: Dwyer-Lindgren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601349 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature